joops

lunns particular (honey dun) Hook is a bit heavy. sorry!

I like a wild river, if I want to catch stockies I go to a fishery. The river test in Hampshire has been ruined in my opinion because people want big easy fish.

2 good tips for rabbit strip tails. 1 skin the section you are tying in & 2 always cut tail to length by cutting just the skin (you don't want to cut any fibres). hope this is helpful.

I like siliconised or crimped polypropylene for posts & wings but foam floats better.

Try a foam post klink, it can suspend quite heavy nymphs.

That sounds like when I used one of my wife's best bowls for dying marabou. she wasn't very happy about it.

clan chief here's another Scottish loch style fly you might like.

Kate McLaren

daffyd lloyd Its a very old welsh pattern. crane fly I think.

I like to use fullingmill-(hayabusha) & kamasan for barbed hooks & hanak & dohiku for barbless.

Sooty olive.

kids toes!!! nice one.

you can use the peacock neck feathers to tie the goats toe.

Lovely fly. 2 dozen please. Took me bloody ages to tie one, let alone 2 dozen. cheers mate!

Mohawk rabbit 8#. sorry about picture focus.

living in the UK pike are definitely a cold water species.

Black magic pike bunny.

They are stunning! nice one.

Big Czech nymph 8#

thanks guys. This forums great if you want anything explained. Cheers

hello can anyone please explain what catskill means? thanks.

keep it light. If your vest has 10 pockets you don't have to fill them.

Corixa.

Grayling witch.